This article contains spoilers from One Piece's Elbaf Arc.
With One Piece after coming back from hiatus recently, fans are incredibly excited for Oda to deliver a new chapter later this week. One Piece chapter 1167 is approaching for every day that passes and after the dawn of the Rocks era in the previous chapter, fans know that things will be much more exciting in the coming ones as a new era begins.
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One Piece Chapter 1167 will focus on Harald's promise to the World Governmentand show fans how he ended up becoming a loyal dog to Imu for the sake of his country. At the same time, fans will also see Shank's journey with the progress of Roger Piratesconsidering it has a huge importance in the story right now. Harald and Shank's first meeting is approaching and the fans absolutely cannot wait.
A new time shift takes place in Elbaf Flashback in one piece chapter 1167
After the curtains fell on the Rock era in One Piece chapter 1166, it is quite clear that Oda will show the dawn of a new age moving forward. This means there will be a lot of focus on the likes of Roger Pirates i One Piece chapter 1167who are the pioneers of the new era. Fans should expect Roger the Pirates and Harald to be central to the next chapter of the story for two main reasons:
- Harald's decision to join the world government: As seen in the previous chapters, Harald wants the world government to recognize Elbaf so that the children of his country can live in peace and be accepted worldwide. He wants to establish a peaceful era. For this reason, fans will definitely see a focus on Harald in One Piece Chapter 1167
- Shank's growth: The reason Roger Pirates needs to be focused on is because of Shanks. As fans know, Shanks is very important in Elbaf. He was one of the two main survivors of God Valley along with Blackbeard, and his story must advance.
For this reason, it is quite clear that One Piece chapter 1167 will give fans a time jump. Considering that nothing major is happening in the timeline the story is in right now, fans might even see a 10-year time jump or something like that in the upcoming One Piece chapter.
I am here to apologize for the crimes of my people. For that reason I am willing even to become a slave. — Harald
Harald becomes the slave of the world government
As the Elbaf flashback time jump continues in One Piece chapter 1167, fans will definitely also see Harald become more subservient to the world government. He realizes that his betrayal of the Rocks was not right, and now he wants to go all out for the cause he abandoned the Rocks for. This means that Harald is branded by the world government and that Elbaf is acquired by the government to be turned into a slave army.
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Listen Rocks, I think you're Nika. The warriors of liberation who will destroy the world. — Loki
Shanks was able to visit Marijoa in one piece of chapter 1167
Depending on how long One Piece chapter 1167 will take, fans were even able to see Shanks visit Marijoa once more. Shanks most likely went to Marijoa after the execution of the pirate king, Gol D. Roger. Right now it might be too early for that, but if Oda decides to pick up the pace and take fans many years into the future, then it's highly likely that we'll see Shanks go back to Marijoa next One Piece chapter, where he will meet Harald for the first time.
One Piece Chapter 1167 Release Date and Time
After its return last week, One Piece will continue its run with another chapter later this week. One Piece chapter 1167 will be released on December 1, 2025. One Piece will be released at 12:00 PM JST on Monday, which is 11:00 AM EST, or 8:00 AM PT. As always, fans can read the chapter for free on the Manga Plus and Shonen Jump apps. By showing support for the official release, fans can also support the author, Eiichiro Oda. If there is any change in the manga's release schedule, we will make sure to keep you updated.
